Survival

These days severe weather hardly hits without some warning, offering us precious time to prepare and stock up in case the weather is bad enough…

Small game traps like dead falls are effective tools, but few bush craft tools are as effective or as versatile as nets.  Nets can be…

No one tool is right for every job.  The benefits of having a semi-automatic rifle like an AR-15 for survival are plentiful, but that doesn’t…

Steve Callahan was a “moderately experienced” sailor that suffered shipwreck while attempting to cross the Atlantic and was stranded at sea and successfully survived 76…

Whether setting a bone and digging out a bullet, anesthesia is going to make the ordeal easier on both the patient and on the “survival…

The odds finding yourself in an active shooter scenario are slim, but for the victims of these incidents, the odds don’t really matter.  If you…

Pine isn’t usually the first tree that comes to mind for wilderness survival, especially for food.  But the humble pine tree doesn’t always get the…

An alcohol stove is a great piece of gear to have. Whether for backpacking, bugging out, or an alternative cooking method for disaster preparedness, an…

Clear, clean-flowing steams will not always be available to you if you are in a wilderness survival situation.  Even if you do come across a…

Canned food is some of the most common survival food there is, but there is one crucial tool you need: a can opener. So what…

You are less likely to be put in a struggle for survival when you are well-prepared and well-stocked with gear and supplies.  So it’s a…

  If you kill anything much larger than a squirrel you won’t be eating it all at once.  If you manage to kill large game…

Usually,  I talk about survival from the standpoint of doing the most possible with least available.  That’s a large part of survival, especially long-term survival,…

Whether you are forced to use your firearm to defend yourself in your home or on the street, the sad reality is that you might…

When most people think of arctic shelter they probably think of an igloo.  Igloos are great shelters for arctic conditions, but they require just the…

Winter can be a tough time to survive in the wilderness.  Not only will you initially face the dangers of hypothermia, but forests will seem…

Those with mobility issues that necessitate the use of a cane should not neglect self-defense training and preparation. If one has physical limitations, that is…

In a world with ever-advancing technology that threatens to further restrict freedom and autonomy, we need advancing responses, such as drones, satellite technology, the average…

In a survival situation, one is much more likely to die from hypothermia or dehydration than from animal attack, but that’s not the case for…

The last thing you need when already fighting for survival in the wilderness is to have your strength and abilities diminished by illness or infection. …

  As I always say, if you have all the gear you need, it’s called camping, not survival.  The same is true when it comes…

Pepper spray may seem like a fool-proof self-defense method that anyone could properly use in any situation, but like any piece of equipment, there is…

Knowing how to fish and trap meat is a lifesaving skill in wilderness survival, but there are a variety of circumstances that would not allow…

 If you are stranded in the wilderness and trying to get to safety, you may come to the point where you need to cross a…

Having a kit ready when expecting a birth is a great thing, but it won’t get the baby out for you.  And as we go…

Prepping is very important to you. You are getting all the items you need for you and your family to survive, and you are learning…

Pregnancy and birth are a reality of survival that need to be addressed and prepared for adequately. No matter who you are, you never know…

OK, maybe I’m being a little paranoid for posting more about that, but the anti-Trump protests are turning into riots in some major urban areas.…

If you always had the right gear at the right time, it would be called camping, not survival.  But the reality is that weather changes,…

Whether you have gotten your vehicle stuck in the mud off road, or the sand in the remote desert, or even in high snow on…

Survival gear is only helpful if you have it when you need it.  Selecting gear that is easy to carry will increase the likelihood that…

Rules exist in combat sports like MMA and boxing for a reason, mainly to protect the fighters from serious injury or death.  But there are…

  In the last couple of articles, we’ve talked about how to get water from vines if you can’t drink ground water, and how to…

You’ve trained for years. You can walk with an 80-pound pack for miles without breaking a sweat and you can shoot the wings off a…

Not every source of ground water that you come across in the wilderness will be drinkable.  It could be stagnant swamp water or contaminated after…

  Being lost in the wild is a serious threat to your survival.  The fear that goes along with it can overwhelm and cloud your…

Some disasters come with warnings like hurricanes, but you won’t always have that luxury.  You could be at work or otherwise about your daily life…

  While it would probably be a little excessive to put a toothbrush and a bar of soap on your EDC list, hygiene is a…

  A struggle for survival in an urban setting could take place at any time.  Massive grid failure or zombie apocalypse isn’t a requirement.  Look…

  Recently I posted an article describing how to build a survival bow in the wilderness.  Since a bow wouldn’t be much good without an…